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#321839
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Is regular old DV a decent intermediate codec (Mac)
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I'm in the process of getting files off a Video TS folder using MPEG Streamclip, into Final Cut Pro and eventually onto a new DVD. That being said, what should I rip the files to in MPEG Streamclip for editing? I'd like to have the least visible degradation of quality as possible but I certainly don't need huge lossless files. I just want something that can be edited in FCP and burned back onto a DVD with results similar to the original DVD. I'm thinking of using plain old DV, would DVCPRO50 be better? Would it be harder to edit? I know files on a DVD are already highly compressed so what would be the best format? Directly editing the mpeg 2 files probably wouldn't work too well.

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#321180
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So I was watching the AFI's 10 top 10 movies...
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"Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" not "Star Wars" was number two on the list for Sci-Fi. They said the special effects were a breakthrough for the time (1977) and then showed some cg enhanced shots from the 04 DVDs...Isn't that kind of pointless if your talking about how the special effects were breakthough, not breakthough for 1997...
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#320980
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How do I rip files from a DVD for editing without losing any quality on a Mac
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I already have the Video_TS folder which isn't copy protected, I just don't know what settings in MPEG Streamclip or another app to use to get the files without any loss of quality. I want to preserve the widescreen 480p aspect ratio and the 5.1 surround. I want to edit in FCP and have all the surround channels to be seperate audio tracks rather than there being only 2 audio tracks. Is this possible?
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#320840
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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Nice work, but I hope you keep at least some blue tint in the snow, as it naturally reflects the sky (I believe)

http://image.guim.co.uk/Travel/gallery/2007/apr/27/green.climatechange/Arctic-desert-terrain-1642.jpg

most of the pictures if seen of arctic areas have at least a little blue tint

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#320839
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Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side (the TM edit) (Released)
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Wow. I should known that, but I've never seen Back to The Future. I must be pretty stupid not to have known that was a joke :p. At least it got me interested in this project again, are there any clips of the real thing that are up on the web? I looked through this thread and the only stuff I saw looked like it was taken down. Also, you could try posting on Vimeo, there's an "Attack of the Phantom" clip on there that hasn't been taken down, plus it allows for higher resolution videos.